ER Crisis Social Worker- MSW

Methodist Hospital is looking to hire a Social Work Care Manager to join our Care Integration team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day.

Provides direct social work services to patients, extending services to family members in need of identified social worker services, providing them with psychosocial and environmental support. Makes available a full range of treatment modalities with individuals, families and groups, based on social work assessment and diagnosis. Coordinates social work services with other departments and providers within the Park Nicollet Health Services i.e. hospice, hospital and clinic based social workers and out of system providers.
Work Schedule:
8 am - 4:30 pm with rotating weekend
Required Qualifications:
- MSW-Master of Social Work required.
- LICSW or LGSW on a clinical track, MN Board of Social Work
- Proven proficiency in the operation of the following: Personal Computer, Telephone, Fax Machine, Photocopier, Printer, and electronic medical record.- 2 or more years of social work experience in a mental health setting

Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of the values, principles, and methodologies of social work
- Ability to evaluate the level of lethality and risk in suicidal/homicidal patients quickly with a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to integrate social, medical, and psychotherapeutic data in order to diagnose, form a treatment plan and to provide appropriate crisis intervention and psychotherapy.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, families, colleagues, and community organizations.
- Sensitivity to cross-cultural issues
- Knowledge of county, state, and federal regulations regarding healthcare funding, civil commitments, child abuse, vulnerable adults, etc.
- Knowledge of community resources
- Familiarity and comfort with substance abuse
Benefits:
Park Nicollet offers a competitive benefits package (for eligible positions) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, a retirement program, time away from work, insurance options, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, onsite clinic and much more!